Officers from Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed that a man has died following an incident on the M49 southbound yesterday afternoon (April 4).
Reports from the time stated a 'serious' collision between two vehicles had occurred at around 1.30pm on the key Bristol route from M4 Prince Of Wales Bridge J22 to M5 J18. Police added that they had responded to reports that someone had "fallen onto the motorway."
As a result of the subsequent police investigations that had to be carried out, the southbound section of road was closed off as of 2.05pm for several hours.
